Ranger Boats Revolutionary New Z-Series

Written By - By Dan Kimmel - 05/14/2007

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Ranger Boats unveiled the exciting and totally new Z-Comanche Series line of bass boats this past August at the FLW Championship. The Z-Comanche's are the first major redesign of a bass boat line in many years; the product of an 18-month stem to stern revamp resulting in a revolutionary new bass boat series.

 

Why would the acknowledged leader in the bass boat industry change a great thing? "New model introductions provide us with a great opportunity to showcase many of the latest innovations, features, and designs that we've been working on," Ranger Boats' President Randy Hopper said. "From our very beginnings, nearly four decades ago, we've always been obsessed with excellence. It's a huge part of our legacy, the fact that we never stop pushing ourselves to higher standards while striving to deliver even greater overall product value and pride of ownership. The 2005 model year marks some very exciting milestones as we continue our commitment to deliver the strongest product line in the industry."

Ranger Boats has always been about providing a great looking boat that is a pleasure to own and fish out of. The Z-Comanche continues that tradition with an aggressive flair accentuated by having the trademark Comanche hull stripes raked forward, muscle-car-inspired contours and polished aluminum hardware. These enhancements along with a lengthy roster of standard equipment features make the Z-Comanche models "a series of total performance fishing machines with more best-in-class features than any other tournament rig on the water."

According to Hopper, "The Z-Comanche series features numerous technological innovations and breakthrough design standards. The high performance look is engineered to complement the overall design goals, but it goes much deeper than the obvious first-glance differences."


Some of the new features include an ultra-wide 95" beam that eclipses all other rigs in its class; more floor, storage and fishing space; and an integrated 10" engine setback. The hull is a completely new design "engineered for faster, shallower hole shots, strong top end delivery, extremely responsive handling, and a smooth, dry ride."


Dryness is a prominent feature of this series. One of the many noticeable differences in the Z-Comanche layout is what Ranger calls its Dri-Latch